Anthony Chan Quotes

You've got to ask yourself, will we have another 100-to-150 basis-point decline in mortgage rates? ... I would say that's a stretch, so it's not going to be a reliable source of funds for consumers -- we'll need to see the economy turning around. - Anthony Chan

You typically see, from the trough of a recession to the time when the recession ends, a 1.3-percent gain in payrolls... From when the recession likely ended, in December of last year, we've had 0.004 percent gain, instead of that 1.3 percent gain. There's a pent-up demand for labor, given such a jobless recovery. - Anthony Chan

Yields at the auction came at levels that were not lethal to the stock market. Overall, it is somewhat encouraging for equities. - Anthony Chan

Yes, the published consensus estimate was higher, but that survey was compiled before the Chicago PM was released. After that number was released, many Wall Street investors feared that we could see a 47 or 48 reading [for ISM]. - Anthony Chan

Yes, the economy was slow and would have come within a hair's distance of a recession. But Sept. 11 was the fatal blow to the economy this year. That probably will be the most important market and economic event of the year. - Anthony Chan

Yes, Greenspan does admit the obvious, that the real federal funds rate has risen considerably, but he quickly concludes that the rate 'remains fairly low'. This is Fed-speak for the notion that the Fed will continue to raise rates by a quarter percentage point...as far as the eye can see. - Anthony Chan

With the surprise jump in new home sales and the outsized rise in existing home sales, we now see that widespread talk of the demise of our moderate economic recovery has been somewhat exaggerated. - Anthony Chan

With the rise in the unemployment rate, it is hard to conclude that the labor market is anywhere near out of the woods. - Anthony Chan

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